Enter Planned Hours for Calendar Periods in Project View

To enter planned hours for resources for specific calendar periods (days, weeks, or months) in Project View, select the project, expand the plan work breakdown structure (WBS) to display the WBS elements or resources for which you want to enter hours, and enter the hours in the appropriate calendar period fields.

To enter planned hours for calendar periods:

  1. In the Navigation pane, select Resource Management > Project View.
  2. In the project search field at the top of the form, select the project for which you want to enter summary hours.
  3. If the correct calendar period columns are not displayed in the Project View grid, scroll the right grid section to bring them into view.
  4. Expand the WBS to display the WBS elements or resources for which you which you want to enter hours.

    You can enter hours for any WBS element at any level of the WBS or for individual resources.

    To enter hours for a resource assignment that does not yet exist, hover over the WBS element for which you want add the assignment, click + next to the element name, and enter the assignment information.

  5. Click the assignment row to display the entry fields, and enter the hours in the calendar period fields.

    If you enter hours for a parent plan element rather than for a resource, Vantagepoint allocates those hours to each lower-level plan row and to the assigned resources.